We had ’18 Darren Grainger of Conway HS (SC), 6-4, SG, in for.a visit this weekend. From Twitter seemed to have a good time. His sophomore video, he looks fairly athletic and smooth. I don't think he's being recruited by many DI schools, but might be under the radar. I thought he looked pretty good in his video.

Here's a writeup from last year by. Darren isn't playing right now should start back in Jan.

http://www.phenomhoopreport.com/news_art...ns-team-16
"Darren is another young SC native to keep in the memory bank. Standing a lengthy and athletic 6’3, Darren showed tremendous poise and maturity at the PG position. Coach Moxley stated, “Darren has a very high motor and showed the ability to use either hand going to the basket. His shot selection and team play were also very strong skill sets that he brought to the table.” In addition, Darren has a nice blend of athleticism with an equal skill set that should make him a viable collegiate prospect down the road. We were also impressed with his outstanding attitude and overall team play. While he has the ability to take over a game, he still knows how to play within the team structure."

Looking at the current list of 2018 recruits, could it be said that JJ and staff are looking to build on our shooting? I ask because the current number listed SG recruits is almost double than at any other position. It also make me wonder if the team has been more defensive focus this year so that groundwork is already laid out and they can build our offensive weapons on top of that. Granted, my wonder maybe naught as I don't have as high BBall IQ as others here, just some thoughts.

(01-14-2017 08:57 AM)FantomVII Wrote: Looking at the current list of 2018 recruits, could it be said that JJ and staff are looking to build on our shooting? I ask because the current number listed SG recruits is almost double than at any other position. It also make me wonder if the team has been more defensive focus this year so that groundwork is already laid out and they can build our offensive weapons on top of that. Granted, my wonder maybe naught as I don't have as high BBall IQ as others here, just some thoughts.

They should be looking to recruit players with skills on both sides of the ball. This is not like football where you stock the defense and the offense separately. But given our current offensive deficiencies we should be looking for players that tilt more to the offensive side to balance it out.

(01-14-2017 08:57 AM)FantomVII Wrote: Looking at the current list of 2018 recruits, could it be said that JJ and staff are looking to build on our shooting? I ask because the current number listed SG recruits is almost double than at any other position. It also make me wonder if the team has been more defensive focus this year so that groundwork is already laid out and they can build our offensive weapons on top of that. Granted, my wonder maybe naught as I don't have as high BBall IQ as others here, just some thoughts.

They should be looking to recruit players with skills on both sides of the ball. This is not like football where you stock the defense and the offense separately. But given our current offensive deficiencies we should be looking for players that tilt more to the offensive side to balance it out.

It should also be noted that Verbal Commits isn't an official source by any means. Most of their tips come from when someone posts something on Twitter, so if that doesn't happen they probably won't have the information. It's possible we've got a ton of recruits that aren't listed up there, or recruits listed there that aren't interested/we aren't pursuing anymore.

(01-14-2017 11:52 AM)Blue_Trombone Wrote: It should also be noted that Verbal Commits isn't an official source by any means. Most of their tips come from when someone posts something on Twitter, so if that doesn't happen they probably won't have the information. It's possible we've got a ton of recruits that aren't listed up there, or recruits listed there that aren't interested/we aren't pursuing anymore.